The biggest sporting event on earth is coming to North America - and perhaps even to your town.
The complete list of host cities is as follows:
United States
- Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium)
- Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
- East Rutherford, N.J. (MetLife Stadium)
- Foxborough, Mass. (Gillette Stadium)
- Houston (NRG Stadium)
- Inglewood, Calif. (SoFi Stadium)
- Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium)
- Miami Gardens, Fla. (Hard Rock Stadium)
- Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)
- Santa Clara, Calif. (Levi's Stadium)
- Seattle (Lumen Field)
Canada
- Toronto (BMO Field)
- Vancouver (BC Place)
Mexico
- Guadalajara (Estadio Akron)
- Mexico City (Estadio Azteca)
- Monterrey (Estadio BBVA)
The 2026 World Cup will be the first to include 48 national teams - expanding from the 32-team format that ran from 1998 to 2022 - and will feature 80 matches. The United States will host 60 of them, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final. Canada and Mexico will stage 10 games apiece.
This edition will mark the first time three countries have co-hosted the World Cup.
The iconic Rose Bowl, which hosted the men's World Cup final in 1994 and the women's World Cup in 1999, was one of the most surprising omissions from FIFA's 16 venues. SoFi Stadium, home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, was picked in its stead.
The other U.S. cities missing out on hosting the tournament are Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, and Orlando. Edmonton was the one Canadian bidder to miss out. Mexico was successful with each of its three cities.
No date has been provided for when the venues will be allocated their games. MetLife Stadium and SoFi Stadium are the favorites to stage the final.